Real estate market trends and the displacement of the aged: examination of the linkages in Manhattan.
A real estate market trends analysis of a low-income area on the Upper West Side of Manhattan revealed increases in residential properties of 400% during 1980-1988, and 1,754% in the Manhattan Valley area of this community, compared with 203% in all of Manhattan. An analysis of databases revealed a depletion of 51.9% of the single-room occupancy housing stock in this area. A survey of 115 seniors indicated a population at risk of displacement and vulnerable to homelessness.
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Columbia University School of Public Health, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, New York, NY 10027.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006798:Housing / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City